Aquarium Grass

[Starvinmarvin]

Whats that grass stuff that you can get to put in a aquarium? and where can you get it from? anyone know anyway online where you can buy it from? i have never seen it in my LFS before!!!

 

[Tsi_User]

I'm guessing you're talking about this --> http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...cfm?pCatId=2136
If so you need a high WPG and lots of nutriends for it to spread into a carpet.

 

[Starvinmarvin]

Can you buy any fake grass? what does WPG mean?

 

[OohFeeshy]

You can buy plastic pygmy chain sword quite easily, that does the job well but it gets covered in algae and is a nightmare to clean.

 

[Starvinmarvin]

Thanks for the info, how hard is hairgrass to maintain etc because i am really considering getting some.

 

[Starvinmarvin]

Anyone know any websites in the uk where you can get dwarf hairgrass from?? thanks.

 

[freerunner416]

Anyone know any websites in the uk where you can get dwarf hairgrass from?? thanks.

There is a pinned topic somewhere that gives you loads of different sites for online plant sales in the UK!! I havent used them but they look fairly cheap but i havent found the postage costs yet!!

Goodluck

C

 

[voo]

Here's some Plant specific websites around:

Java Plants
Greenline
Tropical Aquarium Plants
Plants Alive

These sell plants and other goods for the aquarium:
Birstall
Aqua Essentials

For hairgrass to spread well, it's best to add small clumps frequently throughout the tank. Be warned, this takes ages - i've just done a small area of my tank. Also, it doesnt go very far so make sure you ordered plenty. As a rough guide, i ordered 7 plants and it just filled an area roughly 40cm x 10cm.

It's also prone to algae and once it gets a hold of the grass it's hard to remove. I've added shrimp in the hope that they'll clean the algae off of it.

The hairgrass ( dwarf hairgrass is what you'll be after), does best under high lighting and CO2.

 

[Starvinmarvin]

I have found a website that sells plastic aquarium hairgrass, look: http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...tegory/679.html

It is fairly cheap although i dont know how much of it to buy for my tank, any ideas??

 

[Callum]

The real stuff is lovely but a hi tech planted would be the best place for it to carpet. Where as the fake stuff in my opinion looks rubbish.

 

[voo]

I'd be a bit careful adding that to a tank with kuhli's, they might injure themselves on it

 

[Tsi_User]

I'd be a bit careful adding that to a tank with kuhli's, they might injure themselves on it

agreed, and if you're looking for that carpeted look you'd have to buy 50 of those plastic guys

 

[Callum]

i reccommend if you are going to go for the plastic ones buy one first to me thet look rubbish but you may think otherwise.